maandag 24 april 2017

This card I've made for my mother's 70th birthday. I started to build up a background with Cracked Pistachio, Broken China and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide. What a cool effect these Oxides give. I always have to hold myself in because you can make as many layers as you like. I haven't count the layers, but I'm thinking about 7 or maybe 8...

I've added some depth and interest with different Distress Oxide inks and number stamps. Oxides work better for stamping ink then Distress Ink. And what the best part is that you can stamp light colors on dark backgrounds.

As a little girl I picked wildflowers for my mother's birthday. So I used these Wildflowers (thanks Marzena!) and colored with Metallique Waxes Rose Gold, Old Silver and Bronze Age. On an even surface, it's very easy to apply an even layer so it appears that the paper original has that color. Often the waxes are used for highlights, so I'm pleased that I can use it for coloring even surfaces as well.

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With the BlendingtoolIapplied BlackSootDistressPaintthrough the stencil.Then IdoodledwithWhiteGelly Rollpen topull thedandelions moreinto the foreground.With BlackSootDistressCrayonI gave them some dimension.

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The inspiration formy cardcomes fromthehip hopartist2pacwith the songDear Mama. That's why I'vemadea Mother's Daycard, and used a fewstamps from thenewSimon SaysStampMother,Fathers andfloralsrelease.I started on DistressHeavystockand used WornLipstick,SpicedMarmaladeandAmberFossilizedDistress Oxideink for my background.Thatheavystockis truly amazingand itcan withstanda lot of waterwhich is a great property when working with DistressOxide.

WithWalnutDistress OxideI've stamped the FlowerMedallionBackgroundstamp.This Oxide inkworks so much better with stamping thanDistress Ink.WithawaterbrushI'veoxidizedsomea part of the stamp.Inthe videoyou can see howquicklyit happens while drying. With theWhiteGelly RollpenI've addedsome whiteaccents.

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donderdag 6 april 2017

I started with Green-Gold Opal Magic paint and when that was dry I stamped the new Simon Says Stamp Star Flower Background stamp with VersaMark and heat embossed it with White Embossing Powder.

Then I applied Slime and Green Man Infusions with Mod Podge mixed with water. When that was dry I applied Slime and Green Man Infusions with a water sprayer and A Bit Jaded Infusions with a brush and colored in some places. I With a piece of washi tape I removed a bit of the infusions along withe the mod poge layer so the white embossing appeared again.

So glad I got my Oxide Distress Inks in time to use for this Tim Holtz Rainbow challenge. It's my first attempt with these inks and I'm so happy with them. It's so cool that they can be layered without getting mud and even light colors on a dark background is possible. So cool. For my background, I've used eight different oxide Inks, I think that my new record of number inks used in a project!

I had also fun using other Tim Holtz products like the new Foam stamps. I need to experiment more with them. I expect they would work well with Oxide Distress Inks too. Another awesome product of Tim I used for my project is the Cityscape Skyline die. Totally happy with this one. Perfect for the theme I had in mind.

I also have used non Tim Holtz products, like Prima Marketing Wax. These smell very delicious! This brings an smile to my face for sure. I used two different kinds: Bronze Age Metallique Wax Vintage Silk Magic Opal Wax. This I applied to the Skyline. Such cool stuff.VIDEO:

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